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Gündüz Aktan
Gündüz Aktan (1941–2008) was a Turkish diplomat and politician. He held various diplomatic posts, including ambassador of Turkey to Greece and ambassador of Turkey to Japan. After leaving diplomatic post he joined the Nationalist Movement Party and was elected to the Turkish Parliament in 2007. He served as a deputy for one year until his death in November 2008. Early life and education Aktan was born in Safranbolu on 7 August 1941. His father, Bekir Suphi Aktan, was a governor. He graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University in 1962. Career Following his graduation Aktan worked at the Ministry of Interior. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1967. He was the permanent representative of Turkey at OECD in Paris between 1970 and 1973. He was the ambassador of Turkey to Kenya from 1973 to 1975. He was the permanent representative of Turkey at the United Nations in New York City between 1977 and 1981. He was appointed ambassador of Turkey to Swit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankara University
Ankara University () is a public university, public research university in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the History of the Republic of Turkey, formation of the Turkish republic in 1923. History Ankara University was established by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first president of Turkey, and is one of the country’s leading educational institutions. The university's history dates back to the founding of the Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science in 1859, which was originally established in Istanbul as an institution to educate the Ottoman Empire's bureaucracy. The faculty underwent various transformations over time. Initially known as ''Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane'' under the Ministry of the Interior (Turkey), Turkish Ministry of the Interior, it was later renamed ''Mekteb-i Mülkiye'' in 1918 under the Ministry of National Education (Turkey), Turkish Ministry of Education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nationalist Movement Party Politicians
Nationalism is an idea or movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, it presupposes the existence and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation, Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: Theory, Ideology, History''. Polity, 2010. pp. 9, 25–30; especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining its sovereignty (self-governance) over its perceived homeland to create a nation-state. It holds that each nation should govern itself, free from outside interference (self-determination), that a nation is a natural and ideal basis for a polity, and that the nation is the only rightful source of political power. It further aims to build and maintain a single national identity, based on a combination of shared social characteristics such as culture, ethnicity, geographic location, language, politics (or the government), religion, traditions and belief in a shared singular history, and to promote national unity or solidarity. There are vario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
